Welterweight · Men

Scotty Merrit

United States debut 2004
Form W L L W L
Elo 1,198 peak 1,235 · 3 Oct 2009 37 below it
Sherdog id 4930271
5-4pro record
1L current streak
1,167best win, Elo
1,135average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,016 Sub1,044 Dec967

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2010): 1,174 Elo, 5-3, average opponent 1,112.

  1. Jordan James then 1,180, 5-2 4-8 after peaked 1,220
  2. Nelly Thompson then 1,168, 5-3, aged 34 0-3 after peaked 1,117 ▼
  3. Lauri Vaatainen then 1,181, 5-3 1-4 after peaked 1,073 ▼
  4. Takahito Iida then 1,159, 5-3, aged 23 6-5 after peaked 1,264 ▲
  5. Babur Urinbaev then 1,188, 5-3, aged 24 2-3 after peaked 1,210
  6. Nicolas Ryske then 1,162, 5-3, aged 26 4-3 after peaked 1,236 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chris Floyd Submission R1 · 2 Oct 2010 · King of the Cage 1,167
  2. Jason Youseph KO/TKO R1 · 4 Oct 2008 · King of the Cage 1,096
  3. Eddie Castro Decision R3 · 28 Aug 2004 · Arizona Regional 1,068
  4. Ryan Miller KO/TKO R1 · 6 Jun 2009 · King of the Cage 1,058
  5. Shawn Canova Decision R3 · 3 Oct 2009 · King of the Cage 1,046

Losses

Newest first
  1. Zach Taylor Decision R3 · 16 Jul 2011 · Mexico Regional 1,319
  2. David Gomez KO/TKO R3 · 5 Aug 2010 · King of the Cage 1,196
  3. Thomas Kenney Submission R2 · 13 Mar 2010 · King of the Cage 1,175
  4. Ed Grubbs Decision R3 · 24 Oct 2004 · Mexico Regional 1,091

Fight history

9 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
9 16 Jul 2011 L5-4 Zach Taylor 8-1 – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,174→1,198 +24 1,319 – LAW 1: Heatwave Mexico Regional
8 2 Oct 2010 W5-3 Chris Floyd 1-0 Welterweight SubArmbar R11:51 1.00 1,061→1,174 +113 1,167 – KOTC - Underground 63 King of the Cage
7 5 Aug 2010 L4-3 David Gomez 5-3 · 29.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R311:40 0.00 1,133→1,061 -72 1,196 – KOTC: Sniper King of the Cage
6 13 Mar 2010 L4-2 Thomas Kenney 13-6 Welterweight SubArm Triangle Choke R26:33 0.00 1,235→1,133 -103 1,175 – KOTC - Uppercut King of the Cage
5 3 Oct 2009 W4-1 Shawn Canova 0-1 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,215→1,235 +20 1,046 – KOTC - Jolted King of the Cage
4 6 Jun 2009 W3-1 Ryan Miller 0-1 Welterweight KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R12:03 1.00 1,150→1,215 +65 1,058 – KOTC: Legends King of the Cage
3 4 Oct 2008 W2-1 Jason Youseph debut Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R13:00 1.00 1,052→1,150 +99 1,096 – KOTC - Cage Masters King of the Cage
2 24 Oct 2004 L1-1 Ed Grubbs debut – DecisionDecision R315:00 0.20 1,120→1,061 -60 1,091 – RM 6: Lord of the Ring Mexico Regional
1 28 Aug 2004 W1-0 Eddie Castro debut – DecisionDecision R315:00 0.80 1,068→1,120 +52 1,068 – XCF 7: Havoc in Havasu 3 Arizona Regional